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Definitions for Limbed
[1] having a specified number or kind of limbs (often used in combination): a long-limbed dancer.
[2] a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing: the lower limbs; artificial limbs.
[3] a large or main branch of a tree.
[4] a projecting part or member: the four limbs of a cross.
[5] a person or thing regarded as a part, member, branch, offshoot, or scion of something: a limb of the central committee.
[6] Archery . the upper or lower part of a bow.
[7] Informal . a mischievous child, imp, or young scamp.
[8] to cut the limbs from (a felled tree).
[9] having limbs (in combination ) short-limbed ; strong-limbed
[10] an arm or leg, or the analogous part on an animal, such as a wing
[11] any of the main branches of a tree
[12] a branching or projecting section or member; extension
[13] a person or thing considered to be a member, part, or agent of a larger group or thing
[14] mainly British a mischievous child (esp in limb of Satan or limb of the devil )
[15] out on a limb in a precarious or questionable position British isolated, esp because of unpopular opinions
[16] (tr) a rare word for dismember
[17] the edge of the apparent disc of the sun, a moon, or a planet
[18] a graduated arc attached to instruments, such as the sextant, used for measuring angles
[19] botany the expanded upper part of a bell-shaped corolla the expanded part of a leaf, petal, or sepal
[20] either of the two halves of a bow
[21] Also called: fold limb either of the sides of a geological fold
Words nearby Limbed
limb bud, limb lead, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, limba, limbate, limbed, limber, limber hole, limber pine, limber up, limberneck
Origin of Limbed
1before 900; Middle English, Old English lim; akin to Old Norse lim foliage, limr limb, līmi rod, Latin līmus aslant, līmen threshold
Words that may be confused with Limbed
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, limblimb, limn
Other words from Limbed
un·der·limbed , adjective
limb·less , adjective
Word origin for Limbed
C15: from Latin limbus edge